Bruno Mars brings Moonshine Jungle back to Bay Area

Bruno Mars is bringing his Moonshine Jungle Tour back to the Bay Area and performs May 28 at Oracle Arena in Oakland and Aug. 15 at the SAP Center in San Jose. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 3 through www.ticketmaster.com.

Mars is one of the hottest artists on earth, having dominated the singles chart like few other pop stars in recent history. His smash "Locked Out of Heaven" is nominated for both record and song of the year at the upcoming Grammy Awards, while his most recent full-length offering, "Unorthodox Jukebox," is up for best pop vocal album. In all, he's up for four awards at the 56th annual Grammys, which takes place Jan. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

He's also been chosen to headline the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Feb. 2. Mars will be joined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers during the performance.

Mars, who was recently named Billboard magazine's 2013 Artist of the Year, has sold some 130 million singles and 60 million albums worldwide during his career. He last appeared in the Bay Area in July, performing to a capacity crowd at the SAP Center.